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Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
I2 International Task Force MeetingSan Diego, 8 October 2007
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE ([email protected])
GÉANT2 International Activities
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GÉANT2 Topology
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Connect. Communicate. CollaborateDANTE
• Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe• Established in 1993 and based in Cambridge, UK• Not for profit Organisation• Created and Owned by Europe’s National Research and
Education Networks (NRENs) • 38 Members of Staff (14 nationalities)
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateDANTE’s Role
• DANTE operates GÉANT2 and is actively involved in developing new network services to support the European research and education community
• DANTE also leads other projects developing new regional networks across the World:- EUMEDCONNECT (Mediterranean)- ALICE (Latin America)- TEIN2 (Asia-Pacific)
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateGlobal Connectivity
• Today Research is a GLOBAL Exercise• Important Research is carried out among research
institutions World-Wide (Astronomy, Physics, Biodiversity, Climatology (El Niño), etc.)
• Collaboration happens via the exchange of Data• For this you need
– A National Research and Education Network (NREN)– Dedicated International Connectivity to other NRENs
• www.global.dante.net
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Global Connectivity Projects
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•9 Asian countries and Australia connected since 2006
• Serving 30M users in 3,800 institutions
• Major uses include:
China/EU traffic
Tele-medecine
E-learning programmes
• Strong co-operation between partners
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateThe Future
• TEIN2 recently extended from Dec 2007 to Sept 2008• TEIN2 partners wish to sustain the programme• EC approving further funding to 2011 for TEIN3• TEIN3 plans to
– Expand coverage to S Asia– Further stimulate applications deployment– Transfer project to Asian-lead organisation– Secure long term funding– Work co-operatively with other regional networks
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ORIENTORIENTAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO EUROPEAN NETWORKS
• A project linking academic networks in China (CERNET and CSTnet) and Europe (GÉANT2 Partners)
– Currently connects CERNET and now CSTNET (through a temporary peering –hopefully permanent soon)
• Funded by the Chinese Government (MoST and MoE ), the European Commission and the European NRENs
• Partners:DANTE (Co-ordinator), CERNET (China), GARR (Italy), DFN (Germany), RENATER (France), UKERNA (UK), CESNET (Czech Rep), GRNET (Greece)
• Aim is to provide a dedicated high-bandwidth link for the many projects involving collaboration between European and Chinese institutions
– Achieved! 2.5Gbps circuit is now operational
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The Advantages of ORIENT for eVLBI and others….
• Latency-
Trans-Siberian route UK-CN = 170ms
Trans-Atlantic route UK-CN = 340ms
APAN 2007
• Demonstrated eVLBI on this route for the first time!
• Hoping to connect more Chinese observatories soon
Other Applications
• EUChinaGrid
• IN2P3-iHEP (LHC collaborations)
• Cosmic Ray Observations –hopefully soon!
} A significant advantage! -particularly for TCP transfers
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Connect. Communicate. CollaborateALICE
• ALICE funds the Latin American RedCLARA network• Project coordinated by DANTE and co-funded by European
Commission, 10MEuro/80% grant funding until March 2007– Creation of RedCLARA as the first regional Latin
American research network– Creation of CLARA as the first regional Latin American
research networking organisation– RedCLARA interconnects over 750 universities and
research institutions in 14 Latin American countries– RedCLARA offers direct connectivity to GEANT2 and
Internet2
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The ALICE Project/
RedCLARA Network
Topology, October 2007
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateALICE PartnersLatin American partners
CLARAArgentina – RETINABolivia – ADSIBBrazil – RNPChile – REUNAColombia – RENATACosta Rica – CR2NETCuba – RedUnivEcuador – CEDIAEl Salvador – RAICESGuatemala – RAGIEHonduras – UNITECMexico – CUDINicaragua – RENIAPanama – RedCyTParaguay - ARANDUPeru – RAPUruguay – RAUVenezuela - REACCIUN
European Partners:France – RENATERItaly – GARRPortugal - FCCNSpain - RedIRIS
Project co-ordinator: DANTE
All URLs: www.dante.net/alice orwww.redclara.net
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateNew NRENs in LA
• Creation of CLARA (www.redclara.net)• Creation of new National Research and Education
Networks in six LA countries– RENATA in Colombia (www.renata.edu.co)– CEDIA in Ecuador (www.cedia.org.ec/)– RAICES in El Salvador (www.raices.org.sv)– RAGIE in Guatemala (www.ragie.org.gt)– RENIA in Nicaragua (www.unanleon.edu.ni/renia/)– RAP in Peru (www.rap.org.pe)
• Complete List of LA-NRENs at: www.dante.net/alice
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Exploiting the Advanced Network Technology of RedCLARA
• Creation of Latin American Telehealth Network (Brazil, interest Ecuador, Peru, Colombia)
• Tele-consultation within Brazil and between Brazil and Germany (T@lemed Project, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany)
• Cooperation between Vulcanologists (INFN, Italy, Tungurahua Centre, Ecuador)
• Biodiversity cooperation within Latin America and towards Europe• Distance Learning in Environmental Studies (@LIS ELAC project,
Denmark, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)• RedCLARA supported first PhD student’s thesis sustentiation
between Universidad Catholica de Peru and UPM, Spain
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateThe Future
• EC contract extended to March 2008, EC funding running out now!
• ALICE2 planned• Further EC funding possible from beginning 2009• 2008 funding gap still not fully solved• Longer term: second external funding source sought• CLARA and LA NRENs to be coordinating partner in
ALICE2
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North Africa and Middle East - EUMEDCONNECT
• 11 Mediterranean Countries connected since 2004, 7 wholly reliant
• serving 1.4M users in 400+ Institutions
• Major users includeEUMEDGRIDMedGeNet
• Closely connected to GEANT2
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateThe Future
• EC contract extended to Dec 2007, EC funding running out now!
• EUMEDCONNECT2 planned• Further EC funding possible from Summer 2008• Short term funding gap still not fully solved• Longer term: second external funding source sought• Major stakeholder awareness raising event planned in
Brussels Oct 2007• Mediterranean NRENs in the process of forming
CAMREN association
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateGÉANT2-India
• First ever connection between European RENs and India• Operational at 45Mbps between GÉANT2 and ERnet
– Procurement proved difficult: uncompetitive market
• Upgrade already needed!• Hope to procure between 622Mbps-2.5Gbps before the
end of 2007• Users-
– CERN/LHC– EUIndiaGrid
Connect. Communicate. CollaborateSub-Saharan Africa
• EU interest remains in supporting regional network for S and E Africa
• Early preparatory work already conducted with potential local partners
• Call for EU feasibility study in preparation• Also following W Africa developments• UbuntuNet interconnection with GEANT2 agreed,
UbuntuNet router being housed at GEANT2 London PoP
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Thank [email protected]
Information Material available at:http://www.dante.net/server/show/nav.126